You are exactly right Old Salt fishing in the Quetico is exactly the opposite of a traditional fishing contest. But I submit it would be a real fishing contest. Unlike the lame contests conducted on motorboat accessible lakes this would be completely self propelled, barbless,without live bait, and a real test of fishing skills with or without depth finders. If any of you have read the book "Born to Run" this could be the fishing equivalent to the "Greatest race the world has never seen". Every Quetico trip is a real fishing contest but with only a few participants. I am going to listen to MT on this issue and buy and bring a depth finder this year.
Jon Bratt Bird Island